Oooooooo, mistake I reckon. One feels the big thing that got him as many chances as he did was how many runs he scored on tough decks. Cue cries of FTB no matter how many runs he scores (and he will score plenty).

Dunno how much it'll affect the team's fortunes anyway. Last couple of years, getting good/solid starts hasn't been the biggest problem, the tail starting at 5 has been.

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EDIT: Maybe the selectors reckon that's solved with Christian and Cooper's form last year but how long will that last I wonder?

I don't think the SA lineup will be that weak, Botha can hold up the tail from 7, which lets you play Ludeman or C***thwaite at 8 and three specialist bowlers. Who've you got in terms of middle order batsmen, apart from Christian and Cooper?